Lore Bard
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Farthing, my alternate history mystery novel about why good people do bad things is $1.99 as an ebook right now in the US www.amazon.com/Farthing-Sto...
Farthing: A Story of a World that Could Have Been (Small Change Book 1)
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December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Farthing, my alternate history mystery novel about why good people do bad things is $1.99 as an ebook right now in the US www.amazon.com/Farthing-Sto...
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1918 by zoonosis, the natural transfer of viruses from animals to humans. The problem is that there are millions of people in the US who do not or cannot see how ridiculous Kennedy’s claims are; they can’t see how Kennedy is lying to them. Kennedy and his
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
1918 by zoonosis, the natural transfer of viruses from animals to humans. The problem is that there are millions of people in the US who do not or cannot see how ridiculous Kennedy’s claims are; they can’t see how Kennedy is lying to them. Kennedy and his
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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It’s not real. One of the ways you can tell is that it’s not a punchline.
Anyone who tries to improve on Peanuts (or Calvin and Hobbes etc) by slapping their own inspo memes over the text — I’m begging you to make your own comics because this was already perfection: www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1990...
Anyone who tries to improve on Peanuts (or Calvin and Hobbes etc) by slapping their own inspo memes over the text — I’m begging you to make your own comics because this was already perfection: www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1990...
December 14, 2024 at 4:40 PM
It’s not real. One of the ways you can tell is that it’s not a punchline.
Anyone who tries to improve on Peanuts (or Calvin and Hobbes etc) by slapping their own inspo memes over the text — I’m begging you to make your own comics because this was already perfection: www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1990...
Anyone who tries to improve on Peanuts (or Calvin and Hobbes etc) by slapping their own inspo memes over the text — I’m begging you to make your own comics because this was already perfection: www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1990...
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We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Queen of Leon
Queen of Leon
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Earth, Arcade & Fire
Earth, Arcade & Fire
ruin two bands by combining them:
the bee fugees
the bee fugees
December 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Queen of Leon
Queen of Leon
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A type of practice that I find interesting historically is the rigorously untrue. Astrology, for instance, was often a very tightly defined practice with a seriously requirement of learning: it just wasn’t actually real.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A type of practice that I find interesting historically is the rigorously untrue. Astrology, for instance, was often a very tightly defined practice with a seriously requirement of learning: it just wasn’t actually real.
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Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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The real reason to tax billionaires isn’t to let the government spend their money, it’s to prevent them from buying government and directing how they spend our money
Again we have to ask the question, does this act justify him having a substantial amount of control over society?
Should public health experts be having to humour his "just askin questions" and suck up to him for the slight chance of American healthcare improving because of this?
Should public health experts be having to humour his "just askin questions" and suck up to him for the slight chance of American healthcare improving because of this?
I will never get over that Mark Cuban became a billionaire because he sold his company in Yahoo’s most expensive acquisition at the height of the dot com bubble
December 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The real reason to tax billionaires isn’t to let the government spend their money, it’s to prevent them from buying government and directing how they spend our money
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Merry Christmas from John Woo 🥲
December 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas from John Woo 🥲
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Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
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I know many people who’ve seriously injured themselves with mandolines but I’ve never heard of a single lute injury. What’s up with that? This thought came to me as I was restringing my bouzouki, which you’d think would harm more people than a mandolin, but the world is a mysterious place.
December 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I know many people who’ve seriously injured themselves with mandolines but I’ve never heard of a single lute injury. What’s up with that? This thought came to me as I was restringing my bouzouki, which you’d think would harm more people than a mandolin, but the world is a mysterious place.
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I wish we could explain to small children that some day, getting in bed and going to sleep will become the highlight of their lives.
December 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I wish we could explain to small children that some day, getting in bed and going to sleep will become the highlight of their lives.
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“People sometimes forget
that jazz was built not only in the minds of the great ones
but on the backs of the ordinary ones
....ordinary musicians.”
-Cab Calloway #BOTD
Calloway and his band perform Geechy Joe (1943)
that jazz was built not only in the minds of the great ones
but on the backs of the ordinary ones
....ordinary musicians.”
-Cab Calloway #BOTD
Calloway and his band perform Geechy Joe (1943)
December 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“People sometimes forget
that jazz was built not only in the minds of the great ones
but on the backs of the ordinary ones
....ordinary musicians.”
-Cab Calloway #BOTD
Calloway and his band perform Geechy Joe (1943)
that jazz was built not only in the minds of the great ones
but on the backs of the ordinary ones
....ordinary musicians.”
-Cab Calloway #BOTD
Calloway and his band perform Geechy Joe (1943)
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"I don't approve of the John Waynes and the Gary Coopers saying 'Shucks, I ain't no actor -- I'm just a bridge builder or a gas station attendant.' If they aren't actors, what the hell are they getting paid for? I have respect for my profession. I worked hard at it."
-Humphrey Bogart #BOTD
-Humphrey Bogart #BOTD
December 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"I don't approve of the John Waynes and the Gary Coopers saying 'Shucks, I ain't no actor -- I'm just a bridge builder or a gas station attendant.' If they aren't actors, what the hell are they getting paid for? I have respect for my profession. I worked hard at it."
-Humphrey Bogart #BOTD
-Humphrey Bogart #BOTD
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I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
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December 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
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It is a pinax from the Santuario di Persefone housed at the Museo nazionale archeologico o Museo nazionale della Magna Grecia in Reggio di Calabria. It represents Persefone opening the "Likon Mystikon" the mystical basket containing the sacred objects of initiation for the weddings of the Locrians.
December 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It is a pinax from the Santuario di Persefone housed at the Museo nazionale archeologico o Museo nazionale della Magna Grecia in Reggio di Calabria. It represents Persefone opening the "Likon Mystikon" the mystical basket containing the sacred objects of initiation for the weddings of the Locrians.
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Despite frequent remonstrations from digital archivists, Persephone never accepted that she could not photocopy a whole book in one go.
December 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Despite frequent remonstrations from digital archivists, Persephone never accepted that she could not photocopy a whole book in one go.
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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Canada was their top customer! And thanks to President Deals, we stopped buying bourbon months ago. Billions and billions of dollars in sales, gone www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Canada was their top customer! And thanks to President Deals, we stopped buying bourbon months ago. Billions and billions of dollars in sales, gone www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
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In case anyone ever fears you’re not supporting the author by reading from a library, you absolutely are! And the more people request a book the more copies they buy!
December 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
In case anyone ever fears you’re not supporting the author by reading from a library, you absolutely are! And the more people request a book the more copies they buy!
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One Perfect Shot
The Lighthouse (2019)
Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
Directed by Robert Eggers
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The Lighthouse (2019)
Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
Directed by Robert Eggers
📽️
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
One Perfect Shot
The Lighthouse (2019)
Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
Directed by Robert Eggers
📽️
The Lighthouse (2019)
Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
Directed by Robert Eggers
📽️